The Police (Performance) Regulations 2008

Appointment of panel members

30.—(1) The third stage meeting shall be conducted by a panel, which shall comprise a panel chair and two other members.

(2) The panel shall be appointed by the appropriate authority.

(3) The panel chair shall be a senior officer or a senior human resources professional.

(4) One panel member shall be either a police officer or a human resources professional of at least the rank of superintendent or (in the opinion of the appropriate authority) equivalent.

(5) The other panel member shall be either a police officer or a police staff member of at least the rank of superintendent or (in the opinion of the appropriate authority) equivalent.

(6) At least one panel member shall be a police officer.

(7) At least one panel member shall be a human resources professional.

(8) Each panel member shall be of at least the same rank as or (in the opinion of the appropriate authority) equivalent of the officer concerned.

(9) No panel member shall be an interested party.

(10) As soon as reasonably practicable after the panel members have been appointed, the appropriate authority shall notify in writing the officer concerned of their names.

(11) As soon as the appropriate authority has appointed the panel members, the appropriate authority shall arrange for a copy of any document—

(a) which was available to the line manager in relation to any first stage meeting;

(b) which was available to the second line manager in relation to any second stage meeting; or

(c) which was prepared or submitted under regulation 15, 18, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 or 29 as the case may be,

to be made available to each panel member; and a copy of any such document shall be given to the officer concerned.

(12) For the purposes of this regulation, a “senior human resources professional” means a human resources professional who, in the opinion of the appropriate authority, has sufficient seniority, skills and experience to be a panel chair.